1package data
 2
 3import (
 4	"os"
 5	"fmt"
 6	"bytes"
 7	"io/ioutil"
 8	shell "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api"
 9)
10
11type votePacket struct {
12	PID uint
13	Nullifier string
14	Vote  string
15	Franchise string
16}
17
18func publish(object []byte) (string) {
19	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
20	cid, err := sh.Add(bytes.NewBuffer(object))
21	if err != nil {
22		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
23		os.Exit(1)
24	}
25	return cid
26}
27
28func pin(path string) {
29	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
30	err := sh.Pin(path)
31	if err != nil{
32		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
33		os.Exit(1)
34	}
35}
36
37
38func retrieve(hash string) ([]byte){
39	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
40	reader, err := sh.Cat(hash)
41	if err != nil {
42		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
43		os.Exit(1)
44	}
45	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
46	if err != nil {
47		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
48		os.Exit(1)
49	}
50	return content
51}